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Don’t appease One Nation on migration, Malinauskas warns
The South Australian premier, Peter Malinauskas, has issued a stern warning for the federal government not to join the “madness” of cutting migration to appease One Nation.
Above all else, preserve our strong migration program … The correct political response to anti-immigration politics and populists is not appeasement.
More troubling is the prospect of mainstream politics entering a political race to the bottom for who can cut migration numbers the most. This is not unfortunate – this is madness.
Imagine if we did this to the mining industry, there world be an ad on every television station and mobile phone about how we’re killing the goose that lays the golden egg. It is crazy.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/10/anthony-albanese-labor-uk-west-bank-trade-ban-kevin-rudd-diplomacy-one-nation-pauline-hanson-liberal-party-angus-taylor-ntwnfb
Author : Guardian staff
Publish date : 2026-09-09 21:18:00
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